Refuge Riders Driving a Bison Bull at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in 1948

Bison bull in the foreground, running to the left front, being chased by three people, each on horseback. They appear to be following a narrow dirt road. In the background is a large belt of woods, with an open field beyond that. A mountain ridge rises in the distance.
Photo By/Credit

E.P. Haddon

Date Shot/Created
10/01/1948
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: Bison and horsemen. a Bison bull is running before a group of refuge riders, being driven into the chute leading into the slaughter house where he will be butchered as part of herd population control. Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, near Cache, Oklahoma, October 1948.
Facility
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Species
Bison americanus
Subject tags
Agriculture
Employees (USFWS)
History
Horse riding
Population control
Wildlife
Wildlife management
Wildlife refuges
Work of the Service